Thea Holme
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and writer Thea Holme.
Favourite track: Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and Strings by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: Works by Beatrix Potter
Luxury: Writing and painting materials
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Music Played
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John Gay
Were I Laid on Greenland's Coast (The Beggar's Opera)
Soloist: Sylvia Nelis, Frederick Ranalow
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Domenico Scarlatti
Harpsichord Sonata in D major
Soloist: Rudolph Dolmetsch
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Frederick Delius
Serenade (from Hassan)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
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George Frideric Handel
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (from Messiah)
Soloist: Jennifer Vyvyan Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham
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Castaway's Favourite
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major
Soloist: Gervase de Peyer Orchestra: Melos Ensemble
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Claude Debussy
La fille aux cheveux de lin (from Preludes, Book 1)
Soloist: Walter Gieseking
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George Bernard Shaw
Saint Joan
Artist: Barbara Jefford, Alec McCowen
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George Frideric Handel
Water Music - Bour茅e & Hornpipe
Orchestra: Boyd Neel Orchestra
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Book Choice
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Works - Beatrix Potter
Luxury Choice
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Writing and painting materials
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Roy Plomley |
| Interviewed Guest | Thea Holme |
Broadcast
- Sat 4 Oct 1969 19:0091热爆 Radio 4
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